Patents by Inventor Jeong Jin Cho

Jeong Jin Cho has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 12237357
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to image sensors and electronic apparatuses including the same. An image sensor including: a pixel area including shared pixels, wherein each of the shared pixels includes at least two photodiodes that form a group and share a floating diffusion (FD) area; and a transistor (TR) area adjacent to the pixel area, wherein the TR area includes transistor sets corresponding to the shared pixels, wherein, when a first shared pixel and a second shared pixel are arranged adjacent to each other in a first direction, a first TR set corresponding to the first shared pixel and a second TR set corresponding to the second shared pixel share a source region of a first selection TR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-Won Lee, Jeong-Jin Cho, Moo-Sup Lim, Sung-Young Seo, Hae-Won Lee
  • Publication number: 20220344384
    Abstract: An image sensor includes a substrate with a first surface opposite a second surface, a pixel isolation pattern defining first and second unit pixels adjacent to each other in the substrate, and first and second separation patterns in the substrate. The first unit pixel includes first and second photoelectric conversion parts along a first direction. The second unit pixel includes third and fourth photoelectric conversion parts along a second direction intersecting the first direction. The first separation pattern extends in the second direction between the first and second photoelectric conversion parts. The second separation pattern extends in the first direction between the third and fourth photoelectric conversion parts. A width of the pixel isolation pattern, a width of the first separation pattern, and a width of the second separation pattern each decrease from the second surface of the substrate toward the first surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Ji JUNG, Doo Sik SEOL, Sung Min AN, Kyung Duck LEE, Kyung Ho LEE, Seung Ki JUNG, You Jin JEONG, Tae Sub JUNG, Jeong Jin CHO, Masato FUJITA
  • Publication number: 20220285418
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to image sensors and electronic apparatuses including the same. An image sensor including: a pixel area including shared pixels, wherein each of the shared pixels includes at least two photodiodes that form a group and share a floating diffusion (FD) area; and a transistor (TR) area adjacent to the pixel area, wherein the TR area includes transistor sets corresponding to the shared pixels, wherein, when a first shared pixel and a second shared pixel are arranged adjacent to each other in a first direction, a first TR set corresponding to the first shared pixel and a second TR set corresponding to the second shared pixel share a source region of a first selection TR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Ji-Won Lee, Jeong-Jin Cho, Moo-Sup Lim, Sung-Young Seo, Hae-Won Lee
  • Publication number: 20220231073
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to image sensors and electronic apparatuses including the same. An image sensor including: a pixel area including shared pixels, wherein each of the shared pixels includes at least two photodiodes that form a group and share a floating diffusion (FD) area; and a transistor (TR) area adjacent to the pixel area, wherein the TR area includes transistor sets corresponding to the shared pixels, wherein, when a first shared pixel and a second shared pixel are arranged adjacent to each other in a first direction, a first TR set corresponding to the first shared pixel and a second TR set corresponding to the second shared pixel share a source region of a first selection TR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: JI-WON LEE, Jeong-Jin Cho, Moo-Sup Lim, Sung-Young Seo, Hae-Won Lee
  • Patent number: 11302737
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to image sensors and electronic apparatuses including the same. An image sensor including: a pixel area including shared pixels, wherein each of the shared pixels includes at least two photodiodes that form a group and share a floating diffusion (FD) area; and a transistor (TR) area adjacent to the pixel area, wherein the TR area includes transistor sets corresponding to the shared pixels, wherein, when a first shared pixel and a second shared pixel are arranged adjacent to each other in a first direction, a first TR set corresponding to the first shared pixel and a second TR set corresponding to the second shared pixel share a source region of a first selection TR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-Won Lee, Jeong-Jin Cho, Moo-Sup Lim, Sung-Young Seo, Hae-Won Lee
  • Publication number: 20210143204
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to image sensors and electronic apparatuses including the same. An image sensor including: a pixel area including shared pixels, wherein each of the shared pixels includes at least two photodiodes that form a group and share a floating diffusion (FD) area; and a transistor (TR) area adjacent to the pixel area, wherein the TR area includes transistor sets corresponding to the shared pixels, wherein, when a first shared pixel and a second shared pixel are arranged adjacent to each other in a first direction, a first TR set corresponding to the first shared pixel and a second TR set corresponding to the second shared pixel share a source region of a first selection TR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: JI-WON LEE, JEONG-JIN CHO, MOO-SUP LIM, SUNG-YOUNG SEO, HAE-WON LEE
  • Publication number: 20200194485
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to image sensors and electronic apparatuses including the same. An image sensor including: a pixel area including shared pixels, wherein each of the shared pixels includes at least two photodiodes that form a group and share a floating diffusion (FD) area; and a transistor (TR) area adjacent to the pixel area, wherein the TR area includes transistor sets corresponding to the shared pixels, wherein, when a first shared pixel and a second shared pixel are arranged adjacent to each other in a first direction, a first TR set corresponding to the first shared pixel and a second TR set corresponding to the second shared pixel share a source region of a first selection TR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Ji-Won Lee, Jeong-Jin Cho, Moo-Sup Lim, Sung-Young Seo, Hae-Won Lee
  • Patent number: 10608037
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to image sensors and electronic apparatuses including the same. An image sensor including: a pixel area including shared pixels, wherein each of the shared pixels includes at least two photodiodes that form a group and share a floating diffusion (FD) area; and a transistor (TR) area adjacent to the pixel area, wherein the TR area includes transistor sets corresponding to the shared pixels, wherein, when a first shared pixel and a second shared pixel are arranged adjacent to each other in a first direction, a first TR set corresponding to the first shared pixel and a second TR set corresponding to the second shared pixel share a source region of a first selection TR.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ji-Won Lee, Jeong-Jin Cho, Moo-Sup Lim, Sung-Young Seo, Hae-Won Lee
  • Publication number: 20180182804
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to image sensors and electronic apparatuses including the same. An image sensor including: a pixel area including shared pixels, wherein each of the shared pixels includes at least two photodiodes that form a group and share a floating diffusion (FD) area; and a transistor (TR) area adjacent to the pixel area, wherein the TR area includes transistor sets corresponding to the shared pixels, wherein, when a first shared pixel and a second shared pixel are arranged adjacent to each other in a first direction, a first TR set corresponding to the first shared pixel and a second TR set corresponding to the second shared pixel share a source region of a first selection TR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Ji-Won Lee, Jeong-Jin Cho, Moo-Sup Lim, Sung-Young Seo, Hae-Won Lee
  • Patent number: 6765314
    Abstract: A power management system for semiconductor manufacturing prevents malfunctions of loading devices when transient power interruption occurs by maintaining power to the facilities for a period of time after the transient power interruption occurs. The system includes an emergency cutoff circuit, a first power controller, and a second power controller. The emergency cutoff circuit prevents trips in a power relay for one second at the time of transient power interruption. The first power controller discharges a DC voltage for a predetermined time period when AC power is not supplied through a power supply line thereto due to transient power interruption. The second power controller receives the DC voltage provided from the first power controller and discharges the DC voltage during a transient power interruption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeong Jin Cho, Byung Chan Lee, Chae Hong Lim, Youn Seon Jang, Jun Koo Lee
  • Publication number: 20030038546
    Abstract: A power management system for semiconductor manufacturing prevents malfunctions of loading devices when transient power interruption occurs by maintaining power to the facilities for a period of time after the transient power interruption occurs. The system includes an emergency cutoff circuit, a first power controller, and a second power controller. The emergency cutoff circuit prevents trips in a power relay for one second at the time of transient power interruption. The first power controller discharges a DC voltage for a predetermined time period when AC power is not supplied through a power supply line thereto due to transient power interruption. The second power controller receives the DC voltage provided from the first power controller and discharges the DC voltage during a transient power interruption.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventors: Jeong Jin Cho, Byung Chan Lee, Chae Hong Lim, Youn Seon Jang, Jun Koo Lee